to name a few, and still there are so many other poets whose books I adore....

So I chose Beth Ann Fennelly's a poet and poetry book I have returned to many times and one that has stood the test of time for me.

Here's a favorite poem from this collection:

Poem Not to Be Read at Your Wedding

You ask me for a poem about love
in place of a wedding present, trying to save me
money. For three nights I’ve lain
under glow-in-the-dark-stars I’ve stuck to the ceiling
over my bed. I’ve listened to the songs
of the galaxy. Well, Carmen, I would rather
give you your third set of steak knives
than tell you what I know. Let me find you
some other, store-bought present. Don’t
make me warn you of stars, how they see us
from that distance as miniature and breakable
from the bride who tops the wedding cake
to the Mary on Pinto dashboards
holding her ripe, red heart in her hands.

From Open House (Zoo Press, April 2002) by Beth Ann Fennelly

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If you'd like to be entered into this drawing for these 2 books of poems and the subscription to Crab Creek Review, just leave me a comment on this post and you'll be entered! If you do not have a blog, please include your email address so I can get ahold of you if you win.

I will be choosing the winners on May 1st, 2010, so leave a comment by April 30, 2010 11:59 pm PST.

I like the poem. People ask for a writer's work as if it just flows from them in a river on command. Sometimes the muse is kind and sometimes, things are sent that others do not want to hear. I would enjoy any of your prizes. Thank you.

I could have sworn I left a comment entering myself in your generous contest. Maybe it ended up at another post of yours? I also mentioned this give-away on my blog even if it lessens my chances of winning anything :-).

I would love a chance to win this giveaway! You can reach me at malleryk [at] gmail [dot] com or at my blog, malleryk.wordpress.com. I am also doing a giveaway from my own blog because I like your idea. You can find my giveaway here.

Please enter me in the drawing. For links to my poetry, reviews, and audio, and info about poetry events in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, check out my blog: http://christopherluna-poetry.blogspot.com.